- NBC could add an 18th game to NFL regular season slate, according to the NBC blog Pro Football Talk. Currently, NBC airs 17 regular season games per season, skipping one Sunday night each year to avoid competing with the World Series. (Pro Football Talk)
- CBS did not turn a profit on the 2010 NCAA Tournament, sources told Sports Business Journal. According to an executive with knowledge of the NCAA’s ongoing discussions regarding opting out of its current deal with CBS and expanding the NCAA Tournament to 96 teams, it is “pretty clear that an over-the-air network can?t afford this event by itself.” CBS and Turner Sports have discussed a joint bid for the potential 96-team tournament. (Sports Business Journal)
- For the second straight year, NBA TV will use local announcers for its slate of approximately six NBA Playoff games. The network will air pregame and postgame shows prior to each game using its own talent. In previous years, NBA TV sent its own announcers to NBA Playoff games, including the likes of Ian Eagle, Spero Dedes and Steve ‘Snapper’ Jones. (Turner Sports)
News: Ian Rapoport, NCAA, ESPN and more
Ian Rapoport is reportedly finalizing a multiyear deal with ESPN; the NCAA is said to be in "the final...
